> SOUTHERN INDIANA — One night after losing to nationally-ranked Sacred Heart Academy from Louisville, the Providence volleyball team bounced back on Thursday at the Larkin Center with a 25-15, 25-13, 25-11 victory over Southwestern.

Taylor Wilson led the Class 2A No. 2 Pioneer hitters with 24 kills and three blocks. Teammates Audrey Shannon and Patricia Mattingly each recorded double-doubles. Shannon had 11 digs and 11 service points and Mattingly made 32 assists and 17 service points.

Also for Providence, Jacquie Hornung spiked six kills and had two service aces and Abby Spitznagel made eight digs.

“Coming into the match tonight, our team wanted to start strong and get out to a quick lead,” Pioneers’ coach Terri Purichia said. “Southwestern is a possible postseason opponent for us, so we considered them a big match, especially after not playing to our potential [on Wednesday] night against Sacred Heart. I thought we were able to execute the game plan and overpower Southwestern at the net and at the service line. We had a lot of players that played well tonight, so this was a good win for our team.”

Against Sacred Heart, Haley Libs had nine kills and five digs in Providence’s 25-13, 25-18, 25-10 loss. Mattingly made 16 assists and seven digs.

NEXT: Providence (20-2) hosts Heritage Hills and Silver Creek, Saturday.

• Dragons defeat North Harrison: Senior Haley Garr smacked 13 kills in Silver Creek’s 25-20, 25-17, 25-17 win on Thursday at North Harrison. Also for the Dragons, Sammi Smith made 26 assists and seven digs and Kendra Kirchgessner had six blocks.

NEXT: Silver Creek (13-10, 2-1 Mid-Southern Conference) vs. Providence and Heritage Hills at Providence, Saturday.

• Boesings lead Warriors: Krista Boesing had 16 kills, six blocks and five aces to lead host Christian Academy past Eastern on Thursday, 21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-20. Teammate Rachel Boesing had 11 kills and four blocks, while the Warriors’ Brooklyn Garrison and Hannah Staggers each had six digs.

NEXT: Christian Academy (12-4) at Southwestern Invitational, Saturday.

• Red Devils lose to Madison: Marley Edwards registered seven digs as host Jeffersonville fell to Madison on Thursday, 25-13, 25-20, 28-26. Teammate Sara Garwood made five digs.

NEXT: Jeff (9-13) at Providence, Wednesday.

• Mustangs fall in three against Lanesville: Caroline Ricks had 24 kills and six blocks as host New Washington lost to Lanesville on Thursday, 25-21, 25-23, 25-21. Teammate Courtney Amick dished out 16 assists.

NEXT: New Washington (13-6) at Southwestern, Tuesday.

• Paoli upends Borden: Host Borden suffered a 26-24, 25-17, 25-10 setback to Paoli on Thursday. The Braves’ Caitlin McKinley recorded 11 digs and five kills.

NEXT: Borden hosts Charlestown, Tuesday.

• Pirates lose at Scottsburg: Alyssa Price and Lauren Price each had six kills in  visiting Charlestown’s 25-20, 16-25, 25-12, 25-23 loss to Scottsburg on Thursday. Teammate Emily Young made five blocks.

NEXT: Charlestown at Rock Creek Academy, Monday.



BOYS’ TENNIS

• Borden sweeps Christian Academy: Josh Vollstedt, Jared Sanders and Hayden Casey each won their respective singles matches as Borden won at Christian Academy on Thursday, 5-0. Winning in doubles action for the Braves were Cody Craddock and Dylan Scott at the No. 1 spot and Kamden Hurst and Elijah Franklin at No. 2.

NEXT: Borden (9-7) at Henryville, Tuesday; Christian Academy hosts Lanesville, Tuesday.

• Pirates suffer road loss: Visiting Charlestown got edged by North Harrison on Thursday, 3-2. Pirate No. 1 singles player Chris Braun and his No. 3 singles teammate Tyler Massie each won.

NEXT: Charlestown at Salem, Tuesday.

• Generals fall to Corydon Central: On Wednesday, host Clarksville suffered a 5-0 setback to Corydon Central. Falling for the Generals in singles action were Austin Johnson, Adam Bryant and Brent Potter.

NEXT: Clarksville at Jeffersonville Sectional, next Thursday.



GIRLS’ SOCCER

• Dragons get blanked: Visiting Silver Creek suffered a 1-0 loss on Thursday at Switzerland County.

NEXT: Silver Creek (5-5-1) at Scottsburg Warriorette Tournament, Saturday